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So much for the double bye. The 2nd seeded Alabama Crimson Tide didn’t start SEC Tournament play until Friday, earning a double bye. The Tides opponent was 15th seeded Ole Miss, who had lost 14 of their 15 games entering play in Nashville. The Rebels began SEC Tournament on Wednesday and were playing their third […]
In a few short hours, the 2-seed Crimson Tide will be tipping off against the 15-seed Rebels after Ole Miss surprising beat both Texas and Georgia while Alabama got to sit idle with a bye for the first two rounds. The two squads already played once in February, with Alabama drubbing the Rebels for a […]
Alabama improved to 24-0, surpassing the 22-0 start from 2013 for the fifth best start in program history, now just one win shy of tying the 25-0 start in 2007. But Arkansas is not going to make it easy for the Tide. TUESDAY: ALABAMA 8, SAMFORD 1 Bama had 11 hits highlighted by a pair […]
Happy Friday, everyone. It’s March, so there is plenty going on around Alabama sports. The 4th-ranked Gym Tide face off against old rival and 6th-ranked Georgia, as both programs are enjoying something of a renaissance year. Baseball has an always tough trip to Lexington where 21st-ranked Kentucky awaits, and softball has a big home series […]
January was not kind to Alabama’s offensive line room, as the Tide lost two players to early NFL departure, three more to graduation, and then five more after that to the transfer portal. Only Michael Carroll returns as a starter, William Sanders returns as someone who rotated into the starting group last year, and then […]
I’ll be candid, folks – not beginning SEC Tournament play until Friday is something I am very happy to have gotten used to during the Nate Oats era. Just another reminder not to take these days for granted. One of the primary reasons why I appreciate it so much is that in March, no game […]
Happy Thursday, everyone. Alabama basketball enjoys the second day of their double bye today before facing off against either Ole Miss or Georgia tomorrow evening. Nate Oats spoke to media ahead of the matchup. “The fact that we’re 0-1 against Texas and 0-1 against Georgia, you can look at it two ways,” Oats said during […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as March Madness is here…and it is spectacular. Today, the SEC joins the Champ Week action, as the 2026 SEC Tournament tips-off in Nashville at 11:00 AM CST with 9th-seeded Kentucky playing 16th-seeded LSU. CB covered the overall schedule for the week the other day, and I’ll […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Troy Trojans 7-3 on Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Tide improved to 15-3 on the season and the Trojans fell to 6-10. The Tide used two hits each from Justin LeBron and Johnny Lemm and a home run from Jason Torres to power the win. Right hander Bobby […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Kalen DeBoer spoke to media yesterday and covered a wide range of topics, starting with spring injuries. Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham is out for the spring as he recovers from a 2025 neck injury. Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack confirmed Latham’s return to the Crimson Tide to The Tuscaloosa News in January. Alabama will also be without defensive […]
After Alabama’s upset loss at Georgia in Athens last Tuesday, I wrote the following regarding the Crimson Tide’s postseason outlook: Alabama’s chances of playing its way up to a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament just got a lot harder as well, as it will likely take a deep run in Nashville (assuming the committee hasn’t […]
The football world is fully focused on NFL free agency right now. The very first news to break on Monday morning was that the Dolphins had released QB Tua Tagovailoa (and paid him $99 million to hit the door). It only took a few hours after that, and Tua already had a new job: Jokes […]
Happy Monday, everyone. With the thumping of Auburn on Saturday, the men’s basketball team clinched the 2-seed in the SEC Tournament, and will play on Friday. Emilee Smarr has ticket information for anyone who would like to go to Nashville for the festivities. The women lost to Texas in the SEC quarterfinals and are a […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide swept their three game series with the North Florida Ospreys over the weekend. The Tide improved to 14-3 on the season while UNF fell to 8-9. Bama won game one 7-2, took game two 9-3, and finished off the sweep with a dominate 12-2 win in a game shortened to 7 […]
The Crimson Tide had some close games, but held on for the sweep. GAME 1: ALABAMA 5, OLE MISS 3 – Walk This Way The Crimson Tide wasted many opportunities to score and were gifted a pair of runs on bases loaded walks that proved the difference in the game. But a win is a […]
By virtue of their 13-5 conference record and a tie-breaker over Arkansas, Alabama earns the No. 2 seed in the 2026 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. It looks like revenge time for the Crimson Tide. Assuming Texas takes care of Ole Miss, Alabama with face the winner of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Longhorns. Alabama embarrassingly […]
The 16th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the hated Auburn Tigers by a score of 96-84 in a game that was much more one sided than the 12 point margin on Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum. The game closed out the home season for the Tide leading into next weeks SEC Tournament. The Tide improved […]
Alabama hosted its in-state rival tonight hoping to get the taste of the last game out of their mouths and did so resoundingly, 96-84. Aden Holloway poetically opened the scoring with a little floater on the baseline. Labaron Philon took over from there, scoring on three straight possessions then assisting on a three-point play from […]
It’s the final day of the regular season for the 2026 edition of the Alabama Crimson Tide, as Nate Oats’ 16th-ranked squad plays host to the free-falling Auburn Tigers on Senior Night. Since Alabama’s win in Lee County last month, Auburn has been really struggling under first year head coach and nepo-baby Steven Pearl. Oats […]
The eight-game winning streak for the 16th-ranked Crimson Tide is over after the upset loss in Athens this past Tuesday, and with it, so too are the slim hopes of backdooring a share of the SEC Regular Season Title. Alabama’s chances of playing its way up to a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament just got […]
Earlier today, Alabama dropped a list of all the new numbers for the Tide’s new players along with the number changes of returning players via a graphic from Yea Alabama. While it was a bit weird to have this come out from a tweet rather than the usual surprise stealth roster update at RollTide.com, it […]
So far, so good for the Crimson Tide in this the 30th year of the program. Now, the SEC schedule kicks in. RANDOM THOUGHT According to NCAA Rule 3.10.1 regarding headgear, “Visors, headbands and caps are uniform accessories, may be mixed, and must be of the same predominant color and worn as intended by the […]
Happy Friday, everyone. The Alabama women rolled over Tennessee in SEC Tournament play last night, which is always something to celebrate. Next up, 4th-ranked Texas. Alabama women’s basketball is trying to continue its stay in South Carolina with another SEC Tournament game on Friday, March 6. The No. 25 Crimson Tide (23-9) will continue its SEC Tournament journey […]
With Josh Cuevas off to the NFL, Alabama will be looking to break in a new starting TE in 2026. On top of that, There is an interesting trend happening in football right now where teams are going with 2 and 3 tight ends on the field much more often (two of the top offenses […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide went on the road to Montgomery and defeated the Alabama State Hornets 13-4 on Wednesday night. With the win the Tide won the season series with ASU 2-0. The Hornets came to Tuscaloosa and Bama took that game by a score of 2-1. This game was nothing like that one. Alabama […]